Patents by Inventor William Webster Kolb

William Webster Kolb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • FIFO unit with single pointer
    Patent number: 6044030
    Abstract: A FIFO unit for buffering serial communications includes a register and a unit for maintaining a single pointer. The single pointer functions as an IN pointer during writes and an OUT pointer during reads. The same circuitry maintains the pointer for both reads and writes to the FIFO. This circuitry preferably includes a single counter. If an error occurs during reading, the single pointer can be reinitialized and reading restarted, without loss of data. The register is not erased until reading is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation
    Inventors: Jie Zheng, William Webster Kolb, Hartmut Karl Habben